Evaluation of ambulance decontamination using gaseous chlorine dioxide

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 401-408

  Lowe, John J ^a   Hewlett, Angela L ^a   Iwen, Peter C ^b   Smith, Philip W ^a   Gibbs, Shawn G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulance; Bacillus anthracis; Chlorine dioxide; Decontamination; Fumigation

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORINE DIOXIDE; GAS; OXIDE;

AMBULANCE; BACTERIAL COUNT; GAS; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; WASTE MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY;

AMBULANCES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DECONTAMINATION; GASES; HUMANS; OXIDES;

EID: 84878865919     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2013.792889     Document Type: Article

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